Alert archive / North Dakota / Frost Advisories in 2012
Frost Advisory 2, NWS Bismarck, ND
NWS Bismarck, ND issued this frost advisory at Apr 29, 2012, 2:19 AM MDT for 18 counties in North Dakota. It took effect at Apr 30, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT. It was in force for 9 hr.
The area
The counties it named.
The facts
- Issued
- Apr 29, 2012, 2:19 AM MDT (08:19 UTC)
- In effect from
- Apr 30, 2012, 12:00 AM MDT
- Expired
- Apr 30, 2012, 8:51 AM MDT
- In force
- 9 hr
- Issued by
- NWS Bismarck, ND
Counties Adams County, ND, Billings County, ND, Bowman County, ND, Burke County, ND, Burleigh County, ND, Divide County, ND, Dunn County, ND, Emmons County, ND, Golden Valley County, ND, Grant County, ND, Hettinger County, ND, McKenzie County, ND, Mercer County, ND, Mountrail County, ND, Oliver County, ND, Slope County, ND, Stark County, ND, Williams County, ND
The radar
The Bismarck radar (KBIS), 140 km from the middle of the area, began a volume at 08:22 UTC, the scan nearest the moment this went out.
Open the radar archive at this moment
The archived warnings, watches and discussions in force at that minute are drawn over the scan, this one among them.
The nearest sounding before it
Bismarck Municip, ND (KBIS), launched 00:00Z, 8.3 hours before the alert went out and 145 km from the middle of its area. This is the routine balloon launch nearest before it, the air the forecaster had in hand, not a measurement taken for the alert.
- Mixed-layer CAPE
- 0 J/kg
- Mixed-layer CIN
- No buoyant parcel
- Mixed-layer LCL
- 575 m above ground
- 0-6 km bulk shear
- 50 kt
- 0-1 km storm-relative helicity
- 45 m²/s²
- 0-3 km storm-relative helicity
- -33 m²/s²
- Significant tornado parameter
- 0.0
- Supercell composite
- 0.0
The text
As transmitted, in the capitals the NWS used until 2016.
251 WWUS73 KBIS 290819 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 319 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT... .LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS THE WEST...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON..BOWBELLS...KILLDEER...DICKINSON..BEACH...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED FROM EXPECTED FROST CONDITIONS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-291900- /O.NEW.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.120430T0600Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 319 AM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 /219 AM MDT SUN APR 29 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY. * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ AYD
6 follow-up statements
522 WWUS73 KBIS 291914 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 214 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT... .LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS THE WEST...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON..BOWBELLS...KILLDEER...DICKINSON..BEACH...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED FROM EXPECTED FROST CONDITIONS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-300315- /O.CON.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.120430T0600Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 214 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 /114 PM MDT SUN APR 29 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY... * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$
823 WWUS73 KBIS 300055 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 755 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT... .LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS THE WEST...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON..BOWBELLS...KILLDEER...DICKINSON..BEACH...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED FROM EXPECTED FROST CONDITIONS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-300900- /O.CON.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.120430T0600Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 755 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 /655 PM MDT SUN APR 29 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT FROM 1 AM CDT /MIDNIGHT MDT/ TO 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY... * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ TWH
574 WWUS73 KBIS 300313 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 1013 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT... .LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA TONIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO WIDESPREAD FROST ACROSS THE WEST...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON..BOWBELLS...KILLDEER...DICKINSON..BEACH...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED FROM EXPECTED FROST CONDITIONS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-301115- /O.CON.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.120430T0600Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 1013 PM CDT SUN APR 29 2012 /913 PM MDT SUN APR 29 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ MONDAY... * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA SUNDAY NIGHT INTO MONDAY MORNING. WIDESPREAD FROST IS EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ TWH
206 WWUS73 KBIS 300847 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 347 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING... .LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FROST ACROSS THE WEST...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...BOWBELLS...KILLDEER...DICKINSON...BEACH...BOWMAN AND HETTINGER. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED FROM EXPECTED FROST CONDITIONS. NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-301500- /O.CON.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 347 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 /247 AM MDT MON APR 30 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S ARE FORECAST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ AYD
945 WWUS73 KBIS 301222 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 722 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING... .A FROST ADVISORY IS IN EFFECT THIS MORNING FOR WESTERN AND PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA. LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WILL CONTINUE ACROSS MUCH OF WESTERN AND CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. THIS WILL LEAD TO AREAS OF FROST...INCLUDING THE CITIES OF WILLISTON...KILLDEER...DICKINSON...BOWMAN...BISMARCK... MANDAN...BEULAH...AND GARRISON. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED FROM EXPECTED FROST CONDITIONS. NDZ019>021-034-035-042-045-046-301500- /O.EXA.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120430T1500Z/ MERCER-OLIVER-MCLEAN-MORTON-BURLEIGH-GRANT-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER...GARRISON... MANDAN...BISMARCK...ELGIN...FORT YATES...LINTON 722 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 /622 AM MDT MON APR 30 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ISSUED A FROST ADVISORY...WHICH IS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING. * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WILL PERSIST ACROSS PORTIONS OF CENTRAL NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$ NDZ001-002-009-010-017-018-031>033-040-041-043-044-301500- /O.CON.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-GOLDEN VALLEY- BILLINGS-STARK-SLOPE-HETTINGER-BOWMAN-ADAMS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON... MARMARTH...MOTT...BOWMAN...HETTINGER 722 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 /622 AM MDT MON APR 30 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY REMAINS IN EFFECT UNTIL 10 AM CDT /9 AM MDT/ THIS MORNING... * LOW TEMPERATURES IN THE LOW TO MID 30S WILL PERSIST ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA THIS MORNING. AREAS OF FROST ARE EXPECTED. * SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE DAMAGED OR KILLED IF NOT PROTECTED. PRECAUTIONARY/PREPAREDNESS ACTIONS... A FROST ADVISORY MEANS THAT FROST IS POSSIBLE. SENSITIVE OUTDOOR PLANTS MAY BE KILLED IF LEFT UNPROTECTED. && $$
834 WWUS73 KBIS 301451 NPWBIS URGENT - WEATHER MESSAGE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE BISMARCK ND 951 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 ...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... .TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE FROST ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE. NDZ001-002-009-010-017>021-031>035-040>046-301600- /O.CAN.KBIS.FR.Y.0002.000000T0000Z-120430T1500Z/ DIVIDE-BURKE-WILLIAMS-MOUNTRAIL-MCKENZIE-DUNN-MERCER-OLIVER- MCLEAN-GOLDEN VALLEY-BILLINGS-STARK-MORTON-BURLEIGH-SLOPE- HETTINGER-GRANT-BOWMAN-ADAMS-SIOUX-EMMONS- INCLUDING THE CITIES OF...CROSBY...BOWBELLS...WILLISTON... NEW TOWN...WATFORD CITY...KILLDEER...BEULAH...HAZEN...CENTER... GARRISON...BEACH...MEDORA...DICKINSON...MANDAN...BISMARCK... MARMARTH...MOTT...ELGIN...BOWMAN...HETTINGER...FORT YATES... LINTON 951 AM CDT MON APR 30 2012 /851 AM MDT MON APR 30 2012/ ...FROST ADVISORY HAS EXPIRED... THE NATIONAL WEATHER SERVICE IN BISMARCK HAS ALLOWED THE THE FROST ADVISORY TO EXPIRE. TEMPERATURES HAVE RISEN INTO THE UPPER 30S TO LOW 40S ACROSS WESTERN NORTH DAKOTA AND THE FROST ADVISORY WHICH WAS IN EFFECT HAS BEEN ALLOWED TO EXPIRE.|. $$
Nearby
Frost Advisories in North Dakota, 2012Every frost advisory in 2012
Sources
The product and its follow-ups from the Iowa Environmental Mesonet's archive of National Weather Service and Storm Prediction Center text; the sounding from the Mesonet's radiosonde archive; radar from the NEXRAD Level II archive.